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Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 29

StoryGraph, Kobo Launch Reading Sync for 12 Million Users as Amazon Faces New Goodreads Rival

Updated

Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 29

StoryGraph, Kobo Launch Reading Sync for 12 Million Users as Amazon Faces New Goodreads Rival

Q: With reading progress now automated, when will the highly-demanded sync for highlights and notes be added for Kobo users?

There is no announced date yet for Kobo-to-StoryGraph syncing of highlights and notes. The integration that rolled out broadly in June 2026 is limited to reading-progress data: percentage complete, current-reading status, reading session timing, and finished-book updates. Both the launch details and StoryGraph’s own guidance say highlights and notes are not supported in this version. What StoryGraph has indicated is that the current release is focused on “current reads,” and that user feedback will help shape future versions. That suggests the feature is under consideration, but neither Kobo nor StoryGraph has published a timeline or roadmap for when annotation syncing will arrive. For Kobo users waiting on this, the practical takeaway is that highlight-and-note sync remains a requested future enhancement rather than a scheduled update. In the meantime, users can correct edition mismatches or mistaken re-read flags inside StoryGraph, but annotations still have to stay within Kobo or be handled through separate third-party tools rather than the native integration.

3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 29

StoryGraph’s Kobo integration is now live, automatically syncing reading progress, finished books and audiobooks across Kobo devices and apps for Kobo account-based content.
The link makes Kobo the first e-reader to integrate with StoryGraph, closing a gap that long helped Amazon pair Kindle hardware with Goodreads’ built-in tracking community.
StoryGraph, founded in 2019, says it has grown to more than 5 million readers; the Kobo deal puts the service in front of Kobo’s 12 million users in 190 countries.
The feature is free to use, though StoryGraph still sells a $5-a-month Plus tier with deeper statistics and custom charts.
The launch lands as digital reading communities gain traction again: Pew says 31% of U.S. adults read an e-book in the past year, up from 17% in 2011.